BIOMONITORING OF HEAVY-METAL DISTRIBUTION FROM ALMERIA COASTAL WATERS(ALBORAN SEA, SPAIN)

Authors
CASTRO H AGUILERA PA VIDAL JLM CARRIQUE EL OCANA DC
Citation
H. Castro et al., BIOMONITORING OF HEAVY-METAL DISTRIBUTION FROM ALMERIA COASTAL WATERS(ALBORAN SEA, SPAIN), Fresenius environmental bulletin, 5(5-6), 1996, pp. 308-313
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Fresenius environmental bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
10184619
Volume
5
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
308 - 313
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(1996)5:5-6<308:BOHDFA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The contents of Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu and Fe have been determined in 223 samples of Mullus sp. from the coast of Almeria (Spain). Experimental data show firstly the influence of sewage discharges on the levels of Pb and Fe and secondly that there is not a direct relation between the use of metallic fungicides in greenhouses grown and metal concentrati ons in coastal waters, although the values of Cu and Zn are slightly h igher in the concerned areas. A factor analysis has been applied in or der to show the overall structure of the experimental data.